diff --git a/make/project.mk b/make/project.mk
index 6c3bc6b1e4..4a2c39aa93 100644
--- a/make/project.mk
+++ b/make/project.mk
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ clean: config-clean
 check-submodules:
 
 # Dump the git status for the whole working copy once, then grep it for each submodule. This saves a lot of time on Windows.
-GIT_STATUS := $(shell cd ${IDF_PATH} && git status --porcelain=v1 --ignore-submodules=dirty)
+GIT_STATUS := $(shell cd ${IDF_PATH} && git status --porcelain --ignore-submodules=dirty)
 
 # Generate a target to check this submodule
 # $(1) - submodule directory, relative to IDF_PATH